The Golden Throne

Chapter 178: Troubles of the common man

The sun peaked, and Liu Feng could feel the heat. He was sweating a lot, and so was everyone around him. 

“I am the contractor of the King spirit of fire. Why the hell can I feel the heat so much?”, he grumbled under his breath.

“Now isn’t that expecting too much from me? I don’t expect you to kill the demon king, so how about you don’t expect me to help you take care of the heat. Frigging humans and their expectations.”, Pyrus said all of a sudden.

“All right, all right. Don’t get all defensive.”, Liu Feng sighed.

“Why are you even doing this? To get back at the nobles? Does this really mean so much to you? You can be in the front lines, and take care of the war, but here you are standing with a few other men with no purpose in life, doing nothing.”, Pyrus said.

“It’s not like me going to the front lines will help us go any faster. We will move at the same pace. I want to see how the army will fare on its own. They should be able to take care of this next city relatively easily because they have much bigger armies.”, Liu Feng said.

“And why do you care so much about this army? You know how useless they are.”, Pyrus said.

“Why does everyone keep saying that? Sometimes, numbers are more important than sheer power. And does no one recognize the fact that this war is not just against the demons, but also against the whole of Glade? Their armies will be facing ours.”, Liu Feng said. Then, all of a sudden, he stopped walking.

“Hey boy! Don’t stop walking. You will hold back the rest of us. Tired already?”, the man behind him immediately called out.

“Oh, I am so sorry.”, Liu Feng shook a bit and apologized immediately.

“How could I forget this? My brain really isn’t working properly these days, for me to forget something so important.”, he muttered.

“What are you talking about now?”, Pyrus asked.

“The nobles of Glade. They apparently control half of the Glade army, and I can try to get some of the disgruntled nobles on our side. They can’t be that hard to convince. No one likes a war, and no one wants to be on the losing side. And, throwing in a little land, and they would jump at this proposal.”, Liu Feng said.

“I couldn’t care less. All I care about is getting those demons out of this continent.”, Pyrus said.

“Pyrus, I have to ask you. You hear everything that I hear, correct? Then why didn’t any of you talk to me about the most important thing? The dragon king said that there are two demon ministers who are coming to be a part of the war! What are the spirits going to do about this? And also apparently more demons coming from the north. Are you holding sensitive information from me?”, Liu Feng asked.

“Sometimes, it is better to stay within your limits.”, Pyrus said calmly.

“What are you talking about? Here I am, risking my life for you, and you don’t even trust me?”, Liu Feng said.

“Dicain is not exactly in the best place, alright. We have enemies circling us like vultures, and the last thing that we need is our biggest investment to feel dejected and lose all the motivation he has left.”, Pyrus said.

“Fine then. Will you tell me when I grow stronger?”, Liu Feng asked.

“Get to the eighth order and then we will talk.”, Pyrus said.

“Fine. How hard could it be? I am already at the peak of the sixth order, and I will probably break through really soon.”, Liu Feng laughed.

“It is the same arrogance that leads to the downfall of so many geniuses. Never underestimate what the future holds for you.”, Pyrus said.

“Fine then. Whatever you say.”, Liu Feng sighed.

He continued walking. The farmlands next to them continued to extend into the horizon, and Liu Feng could not see even a single person among them. He felt it a pity that so much produce was just wasted. he even considered asking his father to harvest these to use, but knew that they could not dedicate too much manpower for something like this. Especially with a battle so close ahead.

“Keep walking boy. Don’t stop.”, the man behind Liu Feng reminded him once more.

Liu Feng apologized again.

“I don’t know why you kids even join the army? You can just sit back home and relax. All that wars bring is destruction and chaos.”, the man sighed.

“Wait a minute. The city that we were staying in, what happened to all the civilians who stayed there?”, Liu Feng suddenly remembered.

“Where were you the last few weeks man? Did you not remember? The mage tower disciple had a fight with one of the soldiers who was mistreating the civilians. The elf king said something about do not touch any more civilians or something. Well, good riddance in my opinion. Even here, they give preferential treatment to the nobles. The nobles get the first pick every time. No doubt, they will do it again this time as well, and the kings will turn a blind eye.”, the man sighed.

“Are you sure? Going against a king’s words will have major repercussions right?”, Liu Feng asked.

“Are you kidding? This is a noble from Aegon. Do you think that Elvan has any say in how he will be punished? The nobles will just do what they do every single time, and no one will stop them. This is getting kind of routine. Why are you even asking me about this? You must have come from some stupid village with a Baron overseeing it, and you must have seen girls dragged away because they caught his lecherous eyes.”, the man said with a low tone.

Liu Feng stayed silent. He did not say a thing. He knew that he wasn’t supposed to.

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